Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) was 0.5965 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.5965 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.704 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1634 kg per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2572 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2554 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2533 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2533 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.254 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2555 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.26 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.264 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2677 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2732 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2765 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2816 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2864 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2909 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2959 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3008 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3053 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3102 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3132 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3166 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3218 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3287 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3362 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3164 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3103 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2909 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.284 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2683 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2651 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2581 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2584 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2766 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2904 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3018 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2979 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2718 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.244 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2451 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2472 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2413 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1634 kg per person | -32.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1851 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2133 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2474 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.289 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3393 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3983 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4662 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6005 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6428 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6888 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.704 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6965 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6866 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6745 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6569 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6063 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6271 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6137 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6095 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6042 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6016 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5965 kg per person | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -32.3% | 0.2413 kg per person | 0.1634 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.8% | 0.4662 kg per person | 0.6005 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2578 kg per person | 0.2533 kg per person | 0.2677 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2934 kg per person | 0.2732 kg per person | 0.3132 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3038 kg per person | 0.2651 kg per person | 0.3362 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2691 kg per person | 0.244 kg per person | 0.3018 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3144 kg per person | 0.1634 kg per person | 0.6005 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6597 kg per person | 0.6063 kg per person | 0.704 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6029 kg per person | 0.5965 kg per person | 0.6095 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone was 0.5965 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.704 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1634 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.